The expectation that leadership can be a singular role is unrealistic. We wear a lot of hats. We manage, we motivate, we correct, we monitor, we inspire, we facilitate, we coordinate, we focus, we bark, we growl, we whisper, we articulate, we define, and we execute. A couple of posts ago I wrote about our...
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Lead, don’t push, harangue, or shove
“You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of their skilled muscular motions per hour. But you cannot buy enthusiasm... you cannot buy loyalty. You cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.” Clarence Francis...
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The price of greatness
Leadership is often and usually thought of as a position of visibility, certainly one of importance. Snipers wouldn’t shoot at officers if the officers were of no value. Leaders have the capacity to inspire, motivate, impress, and command. The opposite does happen and leadership may be handled badly, but I want only to acknowledge the...
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7 ways to kill strategic implementation of vision before it gets off the ground
It was to be the biggest and most comprehensive realignment of health care ever. When President Obama engineered the Affordable Care Act the vision for the project was grand and promising. (NOTE: I am NOT concerned about politics here. I reference this ONLY because it is a graphic and present example of how things go...
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The next 2 steps. What to do after you have a vision statement.
The vision is in place. It’s been focused, defined, and articulated. Now what do you do with it? First, you’ve got to get the word out. Everyone must know and must come on board. I may be assuming too much here, but you didn’t create the vision entirely in isolation did you? I am assuming...
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Viability – lessons from Studebaker
They started making wagons for farmers, miners and the military in 1852. Incorporated in 1868 under the name Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, they entered the automobile business in 1902 making electric vehicles. By 1904 they were making gasoline-powered vehicles and for the next 50 years became a major player in the business. With a reputation...
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Leadership’s happy family – Vision, strategy, & tactics
One non-profit agency operating in Africa opened restaurants as part of its fund-raising strategy. A charitable organization working on the African continent developed a focused vision and successfully imprinted it upon those who worked in the organization both in the US and in Africa. The board and the organization’s director turned their attention to the...
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Step 5 – develop and define tactics
By now your vision should be defined, focused, and articulated. You should have enough confidence in it that you are able to promote it enthusiastically and unequivocally. Plus, your strategic plan should be taking shape. Based on the vision, your personal and corporate values, and shaped by the marketplace and your constituents, you will have...
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Step 4 – your strategic plan’s 4 qualifiers
Vision for your company or organization is singular and focused. Once it is defined and stated, we work backwards. It’s better not to have a vision, never post a vision statement, than to have one posted and do nothing about it or to persist in activities that have no VISIBLE and RECOGNIZABLE connection to it....
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Step 3 – the ABC’s of effectively managing the vision
Just about everyone has access to one and uses it probably more often than they need to. I drive an older vehicle and I do not use a smart phone but even I have one. What is it? A GPS device. Mine is a TomTom, a gift from my son a few years ago, which...
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